Abbotsley
Sign in to saveAbbotsley is a village and civil parish within the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. It is three miles from St Neots and 14 miles from the county town of Cambridge. At the time of the 2001 census, the resident population was 425 people living in 164 households. increasing to a population of 446 at the 2011 Census, however its population decreased to 420 in the 2021 census.
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Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- St Margaret's church in Abbotsley, Cambs.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 240
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Margaret's Church, Abbotsley
- UK place.official_name
- Abbotsley
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.population
- 446
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TL227564
- UK place.post_town
- St Neots
- UK place.postcode_area
- PE
- UK place.postcode_district
- PE19
- UK place.dial_code
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Huntingdonshire
- Population
- +346
- Official website
- sites.google.com/site/abbotsleycambs//home
- Image
- St Margaret's church in Abbotsley, Cambs.jpg
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Article
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- History
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- Geography
- Demography
- Population
- Landmarks
- Religious sites
- Culture and community
- Neighbouring parishes
- References
- External links
Abbotsley is a village and civil parish within the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. It is three miles from St Neots and 14 miles from the county town of Cambridge. At the time of the 2001 census, the resident population was 425 people living in 164 households. increasing to a population of 446 at the 2011 Census, however its population decreased to 420 in the 2021 census.
==History== The village's name is derived from 'woodland clearing of a man called Ealdbeald' (Old English personal name Eadbald + lēah) The name is recorded as Adboldesl’ in the 12th century, as Adboldeslee and Albedesleg in the 13th century, Albo(t)deste(g), Albo(t)desley and Abbodesle in the 13th-14th century, and Abbot(t)esle(y) from late 13th to late 15th century.